Steplab

Steplab is a complete professional development platform for whole-school CPD with tools, videos & analytics.

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Professional development should make a real difference - to teachers, classrooms and children.

That’s why we commissioned @ImpactEd_Group to independently evaluate Steplab’s impact across 2,300+ partner schools.

We’re delighted by the findings.

Read more: https://t.co/rOYOcpj1fW

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🎉 Thanks to everyone who entered our first Steplab Summer Reads giveaway!

Special thanks to @Josh_CPD, who kindly donated three copies of Responsive Coaching - meaning we had three winners! 👏

🏆 Huma Mirza
🏆 Kerry Tustin
🏆 Claire Taylor

Giveaway #2 drops on Monday 📚

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Another fantastic in-person CCL day in Australia 👏

Soon, we're launching our refreshed Certificate in PD Leadership. Building on CCL, the programme has been broadened to support schools with every aspect of PD.

Register your interest 👇
https://t.co/1ifaMMJlRV

[Rachel Ball @MrsBallAP]

A brilliant 2 days with the Perth, Australia participants of the @Steplab_co CCL course!

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🎉 Steplab Summer Reads - Giveaway #1

Win:
📖 Responsive Coaching by @Josh_CPD
📚 Steplab whitepapers
☕ A Steplab mug
🖊️ A notepad and pen

To enter:
1️⃣ Follow us
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Repost

Enter by 9am on Friday 24 July 2026. Winner announced the same day.

Good luck!

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📚 Steplab Summer Reads is back!

Each week this summer, we're giving away a brilliant PD book written by one of our expert team.

Entering is as easy as 1, 2, 3:
1️⃣ Follow us
2️⃣ Like the giveaway post
3️⃣ Repost

Stay tuned - the first giveaway lands tomorrow!

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As the 2025/26 academic year draws to a close, we just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to all our partners 🙏

We’ve loved supporting so many teachers, leaders, schools and trusts this year 🎉

We can’t wait to see you all again in September, but for now...

Happy holidays! 🏖️

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🎉 What a fantastic few weeks!

We've loved delivering Steplab intensives to schools and trusts across the country.

A huge thank you to our brilliant affiliates, the Steplab team and everyone who joined us. Your passion for improving PD has been inspiring.

@MrElliotHahn, @JGProfDev, @iPEteacher, @Anyarthomas, @sarah1daniel, @CrasterMaria, @SiobhanMered123, @CatherineRusht2, @AnthemTrust, @LA_Trust, @eboractrust, @WhiteHorseFed, @UnitedLearning, @tpacademytrust

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A label doesn’t always tell a teacher what to do next.

Abbie Williams and Krissy Yates explore four common barriers to learning - and how understanding them can help teachers make more responsive, inclusive classroom decisions.

Read more: https://t.co/3oDBKhDtJW

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Instructional coaching can transform school improvement when it becomes part of the culture.

See how Leigh Academy Halley (@TheHalleyAcad) used Steplab to build consistency, strengthen teaching and support their Ofsted success.

Read the case study 👉 https://t.co/Z9zukhgMfL

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What makes professional development truly effective?

Our independent Impact Report found that Steplab’s impact grows over time, with coaching the strongest driver of positive outcomes.

💬 “It’s not something extra. It’s just how we operate now.”

👉 Book a demo: https://t.co/9lrQeCyHAw

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A thought-provoking read from Doug O'Brien (@OBrienDouglas) and Lucy Gambier (@lucygambier10)💡

If you're thinking about how to make subject meetings more purposeful & better support subject leaders to develop expertise across their teams - this article is well worth a read 👇

[Doug O'Brien @OBrienDouglas]

Check out our latest Substack: https://t.co/aZTmtefLQp
This week @lucygambier10 and I were fortunate to be invited to present at the @Steplab_co Steering board. It gave a great opportunity to reflect on the impact of our group PD but also the power of intellectual preparation.

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High-quality instructional coaching needs the right systems, tools and support.

Steplab brings it all together - from structured coaching cycles to coach development through Intro to coaching on Steplab and Coaching skills builder.

Get set for September. Book a demo: https://t.co/7AohJvcMdD

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Instructional coaching remains one of the best-evidenced approaches to PD.

At @WilliamPerkin, it’s now embedded into the culture of professional development.

“It’s based in the evidence that it’s the best way to improve teaching.” - Adele Barward-Symmons, Deputy Headteacher.

Read the case study: https://t.co/TOS4fmLK1H

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Another fantastic Steplab Hub Day 👏

Huge thanks to Woodham Academy, Sarah Dickinson (@sarah1daniel), Anya Bradley (@Anyarthomas) and everyone involved for hosting.

Keep an eye out - next term’s Hub Day dates will be announced soon 🌟

[Anya Bradley @Anyarthomas]

Our final Hub day of 26/27 and it was a full house! Great to meet such inspiring leaders who are so committed to making PD work in their context. Keep an eye out for next year’s dates! @sarah1daniel @Steplab_co

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🎯 What has the biggest impact on improving teaching?

Our Impact Report found that coaching was the strongest driver of positive outcomes.

Steplab helps schools deliver high-quality instructional coaching with structured tools, training and support.

Book a demo 👉 https://t.co/7AohJvcMdD

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Instructional coaching is is the best-evidenced form of PD - but making it work takes more than good coaching conversations.

We explore five principles:
• Build culture
• Coach in cycles
• Focus on small steps
• Plan implementation
• Protect time

👉 https://t.co/IHYQuzBtPE

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📚 Group PD gets everyone started. Coaching keeps everyone improving.

Steplab helps schools run high-quality instructional coaching at scale - with structured cycles, evidence-informed feedback and coach development built in.

Get ready for September.

👉 https://t.co/zUZMoba1gr

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A brilliant use of Shoutouts 👏

Recognising precise teacher actions and professional judgement helps build a culture of trust, where great practice is noticed, celebrated and shared.

[Nicola Cole 👩🏻‍🏫 @MissCole279]

Since doing CPD on teacher agency with leaders at the start of this half term, they have been encouraged to use @Steplab_co to praise teachers’ decision making and using their adaptive expertise.

Here are two great examples. Looking forward to building on this next year! 🤓

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🚨 New whitepaper! In line with Josh Goodrich (@Josh_CPD) and Faye Craster's session at @EducationFest, we've published a new whitepaper on how to avoid false economies in teacher PD and build more sustainable, mechanism-rich PD.

📥 Download: https://t.co/7fo2B6Az7K

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📢 Final places remain for our Leeds intensives.

Last chance to join a Steplab intensive this year and get ready to lead impactful PD in 2026/27.

📍 PD Leadership | 13 July
👉 https://t.co/Hgb0cPQ1Uk

📍 Instructional Coaching | 14 July
👉 https://t.co/gFjWpe7jOl

We can't wait to see you there!